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MPEC 2006-R47 : COMET P/2006 R1 (SIDING SPRING)

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M.P.E.C. 2006-R47                                Issued 2006 Sept. 13, 17:08 UT

     The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual
         minor planets and routine data on comets.  They are published
   on behalf of Commission 20 of the International Astronomical Union by the
          Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory,
                          Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.

                  Supported in part by the Brinson Foundation
                  Supported in part by the TABASGO Foundation
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                        COMET P/2006 R1 (SIDING SPRING)

Observations:
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.38300 20 19 26.78 -55 52 05.9          18.6 T ER047F84
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.39805 20 19 16.64 -55 51 48.6                 ER047F84
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.41290 20 19 06.57 -55 51 31.7                 ER047F84
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.47116 20 18 28.14 -55 50 29.2                 ER047E12
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.53058 20 17 48.05 -55 49 23.3          18.7 T ER047E12
    PK06R010  C2006 09 12.53356 20 17 46.08 -55 49 20.2          18.6 T ER047E12
    PK06R010  C2006 09 13.42901 20 08 06.33 -55 31 33.7          18.7 T ER047423
    PK06R010  C2006 09 13.45737 20 07 48.55 -55 30 57.7          17.9 T ER047423

Observer details:
423 North Ryde.  Observer S. G. McAndrew.  0.20-m f/4 hyperbolic astrograph
    + CCD.
E12 Siding Spring Survey.  Observer R. H. McNaught.  0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt
    + CCD.
F84 Hibiscus Observatory, Punaauia.  Observers N. Teamo, S. F. Hoenig.
    Measurer S. F. Hoenig.  0.35-m f/3.88 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD.

Orbital elements:
    P/2006 R1 (Siding Spring)
T 2006 Sept. 3.833 TT                                   MPC
q   1.66976              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.079221       Peri.  249.322       +0.824208       -0.524711
a   5.36919        Node   218.561       -0.301714       -0.725159
e   0.68901        Incl.  160.021       -0.479218       -0.445895
P  12.4
From 30 observations 2006 Sept. 1-13.

Ephemeris:
    P/2006 R1 (Siding Spring)
Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   m1    m2
2006 09 12    20 23.82   -55 58.6    0.947    1.672   117.7    32.2  18.1
2006 09 17    19 35.06   -54 01.9    1.056    1.676   108.8    34.6  18.4
2006 09 22    19 01.47   -51 34.9    1.178    1.682   100.6    35.9  18.6
2006 09 27    18 38.64   -49 10.5    1.308    1.689    93.0    36.3  18.9
2006 10 02    18 23.03   -47 00.6    1.442    1.698    86.1    36.0  19.1
2006 10 07    18 12.24   -45 07.7    1.578    1.709    79.6    35.1  19.3
2006 10 12    18 04.77   -43 30.7    1.713    1.722    73.6    33.8  19.5
2006 10 17    17 59.65   -42 07.6    1.846    1.736    67.8    32.1  19.7
2006 10 22    17 56.24   -40 56.3    1.975    1.752    62.4    30.2  19.9
2006 10 27    17 54.10   -39 55.0    2.100    1.769    57.1    28.2  20.1
2006 11 01    17 52.93   -39 01.9    2.218    1.787    52.0    25.9  20.3
2006 11 06    17 52.48   -38 15.7    2.331    1.807    47.0    23.7  20.4
2006 11 11    17 52.61   -37 35.3    2.437    1.828    42.2    21.3  20.6
2006 11 16    17 53.19   -36 59.9    2.536    1.850    37.4    19.0  20.7
2006 11 21    17 54.12   -36 28.7    2.627    1.874    32.8    16.6  20.8

Brian G. Marsden             (C) Copyright 2006 MPC           M.P.E.C. 2006-R47

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